Murder at the Orpheus Theater A Bell and Tate Mystery by Irina Shapiro

Sebastian, Colin, and Gemma have taken Anne to a production of Romeo and Juliet as a way to get her out of the house as her condition worsens. Just as the play is ending and the quarter are preparing to leave the director comes on stage and announces that someone has died. Sebastian and Gemma both head down to the stage to discover that the two leads, Esme and Christopher are dead, killed by the poison they swallowed as their characters. Sebastian and Gemma start interviewing their suspects immediately and quickly realize that these actors' lives were more dramatic than anything Shakespeare ever wrote and everyone had a reason for murder. 

Best one yet? Absolutely. Do I also say that every book? Also, Absolutely. Do I feel any shame? Nope, I am a shameless Bell and Tate Fangirl at this point. 

Alright onto the review!

Right off the bat you're going to believe you know who the killer is. You don't and when you do finally figure it out it's going to be one of those situations where your brain doesn't really want to accept it. Of course, you're actually going to be wrong again and the real killer is somehow more believable and yet you'll want to believe it less, but also be angry at how well they fooled you. Side characters in this one were great as well of course and we get introduced to Poppy whom I hope is going to be here for the long haul. Finally, Sebastian stops being a jerk about Gemma helping him out. Is this kind of a spoiler? Yes, but honestly, his apology is pretty grand so I don't think it's much of one. 

Highly recommend this series especially if you enjoy Sebastian St. Cyr. While Tate and Bell are not as progressive as St. Cyr and Hero at first, I believe the end of this book marked a turning point there. 

As always thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the eArc!